The iPhone, for me, does great wonders. It is only where we’ve seen numerous Game-and-Watch-style of games because Nintendo bringing their classics to the Appstore is impossible. So I am quite happy that developers make their own original LCD-type games over the Appstore. One more notable title is Bail-Out by Score Studios who also brought us Flock It! [REVIEW] Bail-Out, in my opinion, is the perfect replica of the Game and Watch games in terms of realism and gameplay. Read along to know exactly why.

In Bail-out, you try to get as much bail-out money as you can. But the masses obviously won’t like that, So the police, law-makers and some random public dude will try to capture you and won’t let you benefit personally from the money.

The controls are simple, there are two buttons each located on the bottom part which lets you turn left or right. The right side of the screen is where your car is parked with its compartment open. On the left end is where the bail-out money comes from. All you have to do is grab up to 5 bags of money and make your way back to your car, depositing them in the compartment. But knowing that the law doesn’t like hat you do, you’ll have to avoid them as they try to reach you with their long arms. If you get caught, you’ll a life. Better be flexible as you only have three lives. But it seems like good luck is by your side because if you score 300 points, you’ll regain 1 life back. The gameplay here is very simple and it is meant to be that way. But is doesn’t mean that Bail-Out is less fun, it actually is very fun.

I said earlier that his is the most realistic LCD-type of game on the Appstore — it’s true. The only thing that’s lacking here is the tactile feedback of the buttons because you’re just pressing on the iPhone’s screen. But other little features make this very polished and stayed true to the original. First of all, there are two game modes, Game A and Game B which are basically the same but with more difficulty for the latter. Holding down their button lets you view your highscore just like the original Game and Watches! If you press the menu button, the instructions will show up in a paper with creases in it. The instructions has some in-game visuals in black and white, again, just like the old Game and Watches. Now about the classic graphics of the game, Bail-out really captured realisim here. I was in awe seeing this game because it really looks like a real LCD. Plus my favorite subtle thing about it is when you press on the LCD screen, you’ll have a very nice and realistic bloom effect, just like what happens in real LCD’s when you press it. But don’t worry, this won’t damage it because it ain’t real. You’ll just be fooled by it!

Retro gamers who grew up in the 80’s will appreciate the level of polish and realism of Bail-Out The gameplay is very simple and engaging enough to be a true classic alongside Nintendo Game and Watch games.